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roughly

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rough  (rf)
adj. rough·er, rough·est
1. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth.
2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch: a rough scratchy blanket.
3.
a. Difficult to travel over or through: the rough terrain of the highlands.
b. Characterized by violent motion; turbulent: rough waters.
c. Difficult to endure or live through, especially because of harsh or inclement weather: a rough winter.
d. Unpleasant or difficult: had a rough time during the exam.
4.
a. Boisterous, unruly, uncouth, or rowdy: ran with a rough crowd.
b. Lacking polish or finesse: rough manners.
5. Characterized by carelessness or force, as in manipulating: broke the crystal through rough handling.
6. Harsh to the ear: a rough raspy sound.
7. Being in a natural state: rough diamonds.
8. Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed: a rough drawing; rough carpentry.
n.
1.
a. Rugged overgrown terrain.
b. Sports The part of a golf course left unmowed and uncultivated.
2. The difficult or disagreeable aspect, part, or side: observed politics in the rough when working as an intern on Capitol Hill.
3. Something in an unfinished or hastily worked-out state.
4. A crude unmannered person; a rowdy.
tr.v. roughed, rough·ing, roughs
1.
a. To treat roughly or with physical violence: roughed up his opponent.
b. Sports To treat (an opposing player) with unnecessary roughness, often in violation of the rules: was ejected from the game for roughing the passer.
2. To prepare or indicate in an unfinished form: rough out a house plan.
adv.
In a rough manner; roughly: The engine began to run rough and faltered.
Idiom:
rough it
To live without the usual comforts and conveniences: roughed it in a small hunting shack.

[Middle English, from Old English rh.]

rougher n.
roughly adv.
roughness n.
Synonyms: rough, harsh, jagged, rugged, scabrous, uneven
These adjectives apply to what is not smooth but has a coarse, irregular surface. Rough describes something that to the sight or touch has inequalities, as projections or ridges: rough bark; rough, chapped hands.
Something harsh is unpleasantly rough, discordant, or grating: harsh burlap; a harsh voice.
Jagged refers to an edge or surface with irregular projections and indentations: a jagged piece of glass.
Rugged can apply to land surfaces characterized by irregular, often steep rises and slopes: rugged countryside.
Scabrous means rough and scaly to the touch: granular, scabrous skin.
Uneven describes lines or surfaces of which some parts are not level with others: uneven ground; uneven handwriting. See Also Synonyms at rude.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.roughly - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"
2.roughly - with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
3.roughly - with rough motion as over a rough surface; "ride rough"
Translations

roughly [ˈrʌflɪ] adv [handle] → torpemente; [make] → toscamente (= approximately); aproximadamente;
roughly speaking → más o menos
roughly [ˈrʌflɪ] rough adv [handle] → rudement, brutalement; [speak] → avec brusquerie; [make] → grossièrement (= approximately); à peu près, en gros;
roughly speaking → en gros
roughly [ˈrʌflɪ] rough advgrob;
(approximately) → ungefähr;
roughly speaking rough → grob gesagt
roughly [ˈrʌflɪ] adv [handle] → rudemente, brutalmente; [make] → grossolanamente (= approximately); approssimativamente;
roughly speaking → grosso modo, ad occhio e croce

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